What’s the Campus Vibe? 4 College Experiences to Gauge Before Studying Abroad
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What’s the Campus Vibe? 4 College Experiences to Gauge Before Studying Abroad

Reading Time: 3 minutes Have you heard of the usage ‘campus vibe’? Ever wondered why it is important? Why do students make college visits to try and gauge if they would fit in, in the long term?Campus vibe More simply understood as the campus culture and atmosphere, the campus vibe majorly consists of the students in the college and…

Cultural Immersion Makes You Less Homesick: 5 Tips for Students Studying Abroad
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Cultural Immersion Makes You Less Homesick: 5 Tips for Students Studying Abroad

Reading Time: 3 minutes Studying abroad is one of the most exciting opportunities you will come across in your lifetime, and if tapped correctly can change you in ways that nothing else could ever have. However, the challenges one faces as they are settling in at their new University or College is also quite a real thing. If not…

5 Cool Ideas to Pick Summer Internships That Make You Job Ready
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5 Cool Ideas to Pick Summer Internships That Make You Job Ready

Reading Time: 2 minutes In the past decade, internships have grown to occupy a rather important place on a student and fresh graduate’s resume. What warrants this importance that internships have come to hold on your study abroad and professional resume over the past decade is simply this – having interned, you have been exposed to the ground reality…

7 Reasons Why Singapore Is One Of The Best International Student Destinations In Asia
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7 Reasons Why Singapore Is One Of The Best International Student Destinations In Asia

Reading Time: 3 minutes Singapore is now among the most sought-after study abroad countries – students from across the globe have started recognizing it as a viable study abroad destination as Asia begins its growth as the next international education hub. Apart from just education, It also offers students and residents top-notch facilities and a lifestyle that is considered…

Need Blind Scholarship: What It Means and How You Can Fund Your Study Abroad
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Need Blind Scholarship: What It Means and How You Can Fund Your Study Abroad

Reading Time: 3 minutes Recently the news about former New York mayor Michael R. Bloomberg offered a generous $1.8 billion to Johns Hopkins University to support student financial aid and make its admissions process “forever need-blind” spread like wildfire. Here’s what he said: “When colleges review applications, all but a few consider a student’s ability to pay. As a result,…

Survive College Abroad: 6 Ways to Make it Easier for International Students
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Survive College Abroad: 6 Ways to Make it Easier for International Students

Reading Time: 2 minutes Surviving college is no rocket-science – but that, we say in hindsight. Juggling between academics and the eternal “settling in” period that never seems to end when studying abroad can be challenging for many, and lead to an unpleasant college experience.College Abroad Thankfully, these can be remedied by incorporating some small but important changes to…

How To Write A Winning Scholarship Application
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How To Write A Winning Scholarship Application

Reading Time: 2 minutes Hundreds of thousands of scholarships are made available to students worldwide every year and each is populated to the brim with applications. In such a mixed bag of individuals, it may be difficult to stand out. While there may be several candidates that fit the objective criteria, it is in the essay that you can…

Top ten difficult college application questions
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Top ten difficult college application questions

Reading Time: 6 minutes The college application essay. That dreaded question about your life’s purpose. Sometimes, it can stump the best writers among us. How do you summarize your life in a 500-word essay? What is it that the Admissions Office really wants to know about you? And if you spill out your darkest secrets (yes, we all have…

Five questions to ask if you are planning to study abroad
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Five questions to ask if you are planning to study abroad

Reading Time: 3 minutes Are you ready to study abroad? Are you ready to begin that new chapter of your life – new experiences, dirty laundry, independence, a foreign country, top university and all? Or have you yet to work on it? Deciding to study abroad is a life-changing one – it puts you on track to several new…